1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Why are you as an offense so effective and short 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: yardage situations, particularly when when you're on the field, what 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: what's clicking for you and for the offense in those 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: goal or you know, fourth and one, third and one situations. 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: I think those situations, like in the ballgame, is all 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: about mentality, you know, all about one too, and all 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: about just beating beating a man one on one, so 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: you know, when we out there, I think I think 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: the coaches installed like they do a good job of 10 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: just you know, making sure just harping on that area 11 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: of the game and just you know, being physical being 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: a man one on one and just you know, having 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: that one to and agreet to you know, convert the situation. 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: Do you like the way this you know, as a 15 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: as a fullback and a guy who likes contact and 16 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: initiates contact, you like the way this offense has evolved 17 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: into a into a way to you know, try and 18 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: punish opposing defenses and be a ball control offense. Yeah, definitely, 19 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: Like like you said, just being a fullback and a 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: dude who likes contact and you know who who you 21 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: know who wants to initiate the head Definitely, you know, 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: especially like like you said earlier, in those situations in 23 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: the game third down, being physical and you know, converting. 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: You know, everybody on the offense like it, including the 25 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: offensive line and tight end. So yeah, I love being 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: my role in this offense. Don't leave what up? What up? Uh? 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: When you're at practice and you're going through your drills 28 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: and you know, the team drills and the indie drills 29 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: and you're starting quarterback is over on the side with 30 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: the trainers in the building, do you sneak peeks over 31 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: there and see, like, uh, let me just see how 32 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: he looks. Let me just see how how he's doing. Yeah, 33 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's just kind of natural. I 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: think everybody dude, just like you know, just to see, 35 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: you know, see how you're doing, how he's progressing with 36 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: his uh, with his rehab and stuff. Especially with a 37 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: quarterback player like them. You know, he puts us in 38 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: situations to win, uh win ball games every week. So yeah, definitely, 39 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: it's just always kind of like, you know, just you know, 40 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: when you have practice or whatever, just look and see 41 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: how you're doing. How has colp been this week? Like, uh, 42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: could you tell he's a vetteran has he gotten on? Guys? 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: If guys messed up. Any stories you could tell us 44 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: for practice about kind of cold taking the reins this week. 45 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: You can definitely tell he's a veteran. He's been around, 46 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: you know, he's you know, like he's been in his offense, 47 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Like his the way like 48 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: he uses his terms and how he communicates with with 49 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: his players and stuff like that. It definitely shows his 50 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: veteran veterana leadership. So yeah, he started in practicing then, 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: like you know, once he got in, like it was 52 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: like we kind of like never missed Dad because he 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: has always been, like you know what I'm saying, right 54 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: there right behind Daniel in the meeting rooms, acting answering 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: questions fast. So you know, I feel like we all 56 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: got trusted in cold Eli. You're you got some uh 57 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: some NFC West blood in your in your veins, uh 58 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: from earlier in your career. What's it gonna be like 59 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: to playing in Seattle in an empty stadium. That's gonna 60 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: be crazy, just just because how loud it usually gets 61 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: in the in the stadium, you know, But I guess 62 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: we can use it to our advantage, you know what 63 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Like without the fans being there because Seattle 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: the type of team that they feed off the the 65 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: twelve men being there or whatever. So yeah, without them 66 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: being their friends being there, we're gonna try to try 67 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: best to take advantage of that situation and just go 68 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: in there and get out of there with a w 69 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: What do you think of, um, the team's uh a 70 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: lot of times on on on fourth down and short 71 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: and stuff. You'll you'll try and draw a team off 72 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: size and then you use a time out and things 73 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: like that. As a fullback as a guy who wants 74 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: to to get the ball there, and you talked about 75 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: that a little earlier, what what do you think of 76 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: those situations? Obviously I always want the ball in those 77 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: situations because I feel like I can. I'm just converted, 78 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, Like just I mean, I'll 79 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: put football and like I make it simple for myself. 80 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: It's just like get one yard Like that's I don't 81 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: that's not that hard to do. So those situations, I 82 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: feel like I'm the perfect guy and I always want 83 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: the ball in that situation. So you know, it's just 84 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: like I said, it's just a mindset type of thing, 85 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, beating your guy one on one, the one 86 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: to the will do your job and just get to 87 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: convert the first down. Yeah, hey, Eli, they talk about, 88 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: you know, for running backs, for guys carrying the ball 89 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: all the time. They talk about, you know, guys getting 90 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: getting into into a rhythm. Is it the same for 91 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: a fullback? I mean, is it hard for you when 92 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: you're playing five snaps seven snaps? Is it hard for 93 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: you to come in and hit your keys and and 94 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: do the things that that you need to do. Yeah, 95 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the same thing with a runner, 96 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. You gotta find your rhythm 97 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: a little bit, especially like for like a guy like myself. 98 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: I like reading like I like reading like the plays 99 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: like I'm the runner, so and it and it happens 100 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: like tick faster, just because at fullback you're usually five 101 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: yards away from the line line of scrimmage as opposed 102 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: to be in seven yards away, so it definitely hit faster. 103 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: So but yeah, you gotta have that rhythm. You gotta 104 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: have the steps. But I usually like talking to the 105 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: running back so they kind of know, like they kind 106 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: of like in my they already know what I'm gonna 107 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: do before I even do it so we are, we'd 108 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: be on the same page all the time. Really, thank you, 109 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: hey what they're doing. Um, you know when one goes 110 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: down a week too, I think everybody thinks, you know, 111 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: the run games is kind of doomed. Why do you 112 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: think you guys being able to find some of success. 113 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: I think just as of late, Like our coaches, coach 114 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: Burns and Steve, you know, they they they're on us 115 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: every day about like hitting our landmarks, being on like 116 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: our time and right being in the right spot and 117 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: things like that. So you know, we like we didn't 118 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: have no off season, no t a s uh, no preseason, 119 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: so you know we obviously we're gonna come out of 120 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: ticks slower. But you know, I just I like the 121 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: way that we progressed as uh weeks went on, and 122 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, we just continue to get better because we steady, 123 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: Like you know what I'm saying, we coached on like 124 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: the things we need to be coached on, like being 125 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: in our right spots and being in the right landmarks 126 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: in perfect time and stuff like it. And I think 127 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: I heard your brothers close but not playing this week? 128 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: How much for a bummers that they're not gonna get 129 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: to uh Man, I wish I wish he was ready 130 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: to go, but he'd be he'd be all right though 131 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: he he practiced this week, but he gin't ready to go. 132 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: But I wish you was. Thanks. I said that, I 133 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: know you. You only overlap with Snacks Harrison for about 134 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: a month here right now. I was yeah, yeah, about 135 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: just curious any practice battles that went on where you 136 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: had to come up into the hole and see him, 137 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: and between he and Bobby Wagner. I would imagine you're 138 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: gonna see a lot of Wagner on Sunday if you 139 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: get in there. What's that gonna be? Like, I don't 140 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be no different from any other I mean, 141 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: like I football to me, like I said earlier, it's simple. 142 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: It's a simple game, Like you know what I'm saying. 143 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: Like everybody, everybody put on the same pass, put on 144 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: the same him, and so it don't matter about the 145 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: last name or what you did in your career. Like 146 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: I'm me personally, I'm gonna go in there and give 147 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: it a and ten percent. So I'm I'm rarely like 148 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: rattled by my opponents. So uh, I'm not too worried 149 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: about that. Let's take two more Patty and Jordan's Patty, Hey, 150 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: why how you doing? I'm good? How you doing? Doing 151 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: wild things? And you know you've been a core special 152 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: teamer basically since you got here, and I'm just wondering, 153 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, what has that done for you in in 154 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: terms of, you know, helping you improve as a fullback 155 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: and as a as a runner. That's a good question. Um, 156 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: just the like what It definitely added value to myself. 157 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: But I kind of used like the same, like the 158 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: same like mindset I have at on special ties, and 159 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: I bring it to like, you know, the mentality to 160 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: playing fullback, because you know, when you're going down on 161 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: special teams, you can't you can't run slow, you can't 162 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: be timid, and you can't be afraid to you know 163 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: what I'm say initiate context. So with that mindset I 164 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: have on special team, let's just bring it to the 165 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball and then you know, trying 166 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: to be as productive as I can with it and 167 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: also help with angles and stuff like that, especially with 168 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: just like certain you know football, Like I said, it's 169 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: it's the same like, same thing, same schemes. Like on kickoff, 170 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: you may have a kickout block on offense, you might 171 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: have the same type of kickoff block. So you know, 172 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: I just bring the same type of mentality that I 173 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: have on special teams and then just bring it to 174 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: offense and then you know, just like I said, just 175 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: be productive with it. Y'all. Got a lot of questions 176 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: for the fullback. I appreciate y'all. This is this is 177 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: really good. I appreciate y'all. I feel important LA last month. Well, 178 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: it must be big time they put a fullback on 179 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: the podium. This is like the first maybe ever, man 180 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: for real? You like, how much have you has the 181 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: offense changed and shifted? I mean, we see your playing 182 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: time increase, right, Um, do you view it as an 183 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: offense becoming more run heavy? And have you seen that 184 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: development over? Like I don't know what are we in 185 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: week thirteen, like somewhere maybe in the middle of the season. Yeah, 186 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: I mean I feel like we've always been like a 187 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: run heavy type of offense. I just think that we're 188 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: doing it out a different personnel group and you get 189 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, Like, you know, it's just certain different 190 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: type of personnel on the field. We always you know, 191 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: trying to establish our run game. Like I said, it 192 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: would take, it's gonna take a little time, being the 193 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: fact that that we didn't have O T as a preseason. 194 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: But I think we always tried to be like a 195 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: run heavy type team. But we you know what I'm saying, 196 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: We just now we're just doing a lot of different 197 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: personnels and things like that. But I like, I like, 198 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: now you're the power right now, you're just a power 199 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,719 Speaker 1: running empowerment. There you go, power running team.